New Atlas

Weaker bonds make for more impact-resistant polymers

In a new MIT study – in partnership with Purdue, Northwestern, and Duke universities – chemists have discovered that ...
Crypto Briefing

MIT study finds AI improves misinformation detection but weakens users’ skills

MIT Media Lab study shows AI chatbots boosted misinformation detection by 21 points but eroded users' independent skills by ...
Decrypt

AI Helped People Spot Fake News—Then Made Them Worse at It: MIT

An MIT study found AI assistants improved misinformation detection in the moment, but appeared to weaken users' ability to ...
Planetizen

MIT study confirms robotaxis don't reduce traffic

Waymo data reveals that the cars spend close to half of their time 'deadheading' — driving around with no passengers.
Crypto Briefing

MIT study finds AI deteriorates users’ ability to spot fake news

MIT Media Lab study finds AI chatbots boost fake news detection by 21% but degrade users' independent critical thinking skills by 15.3 percentage points.
Forbes

MIT Finds 95% Of GenAI Pilots Fail Because Companies Avoid Friction

Friction keeps the system moving. MIT’s research shows that 5% of GenAI pilots succeed by embracing resistance, both human and organizational, as well as technical, as the crucible of adaptation and ...
The Drive

MIT Study Showing High “Functional Vigilance” Among Autopilot Users Comes With Massive Caveats

Ever since the public found out that Josh Brown’s Tesla Model S had slammed into a turning semi truck at high speed while the car’s Autopilot system was activated, Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have ...